Status: It’s raining. Again!
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Yesterday, Brian headed home to Denver with Chutney in tow. The poor man has had nothing but bad luck with air travel and yesterday was no exception. Brian and Chutney’s plane was delayed by almost 5 hours.
Security lines were also a mess. Over an hour to get back into the gate area if Brian exited the terminal. In short, the two of them were stuck between a rock and a hard place.
And here’s where Southwest Airlines gets my vote for best airline ever.
Although you can’t quite make out Chutney (as she’s behind that gray ladder), here is the shot Brian took of the cluster of southwest employees trying to get Chutney to go to the bathroom out on the tarmac before boarding the plane.
Needless to say, Chutney was too freaked out but kudos to the employees of Southwest for going the distance. They really tried!
It’s no wonder she couldn’t go, with all those guys watching her.
I love Southwest too. I was recently travelling solo with my two very small munchkins, and our pilot (pilot!) ran us across the airport to help us find our connecting flight.
I love it where there is a good thing to say about the airlines.
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Glad to hear they are so good to their canine flyers too! I have three little ones that I travel with too.
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I can’t go when guys watch me either. God bless them for trying.
Haha that is so funny and cute! Love it!
I remember when pilots would let kids into the cockpit and show them around.
(sigh)
Glad that they could make the best of a less-than-ideal situation!
My first thought was, I hope Brian and Chutney weren’t separated for the entire five hours. But then you said Southwest, and I knew it wasn’t that bad. I believe the airline is employee-owned. Seems to make a difference.
A few months ago I had to give up my 12 yr old westie after my husband passed away. That was sad enough, but I was stuck in Europe and my dog…my furr kid…was going to live in Texas with a friend. I sent Hamish on Lufthansa from Budapest via Frankfurt where he had to remain overnight. I chewed my nails to the quick. Then a surprise: I started getting emails. “We are taking good care of your baby. Another: He ate this much. Another: Your baby went potty. Another: Your baby gets regular walks and eats out of our hand, etc. I wept through each email. Kudos to Lufthansa as well!
I became fixated on the word “rain”. What is that? I bet it’s fabulous – send some this way. Fly Southwest to Texas and fry, fry, fry. I enjoy your blog a lot and have been a steady reader. Thank you for pub advice and laughs.
It could have been worse. At least
Chutney avoided the TSA agents.
I will agree with you. Southwest is one of the best airlines when it comes to customer service!
I love Southwest. They go above and beyond. I cringe at flying into cities that aren’t serviced by Southwest.
As a pet owner, this is why I don’t fly anymore unless it’s absolutely necessary.
But good for them for taking the time to care that much. (And good for Brian for watching and taking photos.)
Southwest is always my airline of choice.
Having a great dog myself (a puppy at the moment) who is trying to potty train, I can just imagine the scene! Thanks for sharing.